Nepal’s New Prime Minister, Former Rapper Balendra Shah, Sworn In
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TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to aljazeera.com, nepal’s youngest premier sworn in after releasing new rap song about unity Balendra Shah, 35, and his three-year-old Rastriya Swatantra Party won a landslide after Gen-Z protests toppled the former government.
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The New York Times (World)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/asia/nepal-balendra-shah-rapper-prime-minister.html
6h ago
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/27/nepals-youngest-premier-sworn-in-after-releasing-new-rap-song-about-unity?traffic_source=rss
2h ago
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/27/nepals-new-pm-gives-message-to-nation-in-rap-ahead-of-swearing-in?traffic_source=rss
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